Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 285

Miranda was startled. In the middle of the night, several tough-looking strange men with tattoos and gold chains lingered outside the apartment building. Each one looked fierce and formidable, clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Fearful of attracting unnecessary trouble, Miranda didn’t linger. She just wanted to hurry upstairs and get home.

Strangely, the security personnel on duty at the apartment building were nowhere to be found today.

The entire first-floor lobby was eerily quiet.

As Miranda took a few steps inside, she heard footsteps behind her. Unsure if those unfamiliar men were following her, her scalp tingled with fear. Her heart raced, and without looking back, she sprinted toward the direction of the elevator.

However, before reaching the elevator, a robust arm grabbed her shoulder from behind, and immediately, her mouth and nose were covered with a damp cloth.

Miranda couldn’t struggle in time and lost consciousness.

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“Another headache?” Ashley reached out to massage Valentin’s temples at Kingsley Villa. Feeling uneasy, she wondered when his lingering headaches would finally subside.

Medication didn’t seem to be very effective.

“Don’t worry, it’s much better now,” Valentin reassured her, unwilling to let her feel anxious.

“Don’t lie to me. Let me take a look.” Ashley carefully examined his complexion, sensing that he was still uncomfortable. She wished she could endure those headaches on his behalf.

Gently massaging his temples for a while and seeing a slight

improvement in his expression, Ashley guessed the headache had eased a bit. She was slightly relieved.

But an uneasy feeling lingered.

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it, she

a conditioned response to unfamiliar numbers, associating them

to answer such calls again if it was another issue with

sense of irritation, Ashley answered

came through. “Ashley, your friend Miranda

Frankie? It was

was calling. What was going on?

gaze instantly turned sharp, choosing to believe there was a problem rather than

to

on me!” Frankie, who hadn’t spoken t Ashley in a long time, afraid of being rejected, nervously said, “Ashley, I’m not lying to you. My disappearance before was intentional. I didn’t go missing. I’ve been hiding in the shadows, observing my family’s situation, trying to figure out

I’ve observed that Evan is acting strangely. He’s been secretly contacting several wanted fugitives, seemingly up to something. I didn’t understand at first, but today, I found out that Evan had those

keeping an eye on the Ramos family and racking his brains on how to beg for Ashley’s forgiveness. Sometimes, unable to resist the urge, overwhelmed

to speak. It was as if he were arat hiding in the shadows, afraid of being exposed, only daring to listen.

Miranda was taken away had nothing to do with him, and he didn’t care

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when the call was connected this time, Frankie didn’t remain silent. Instead, he took the initiative to speak and explained the

to prison. She

less than half a second of nervous anticipation, Frankie heard Ashley’s sharp and angry voice. “Where have those people taken

asked this question, anger surged in her eyes. The desire to deal with

couldn’t tell if it was excitement or another emotion, and tears inexplicably welled up in his eyes.

“I…I don’t know where they took Miranda, but Ashley, don’t worry, I’ll find out as soon as possible. I’ll inform you immediately if there’s

up the phone, she immediately called Miranda. The call couldn’t

on her coat, she decided to go directly to Ramos Villa to confront

answered the call and overheard

I’m going to confront him and demand her release.” Ashley’s

to pick, take it up with me. Bringing Miranda into this is

with you.” Valentin decided

about

“It’s fine.”